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10 gallon setup

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ok i have a Male betta in a 5.5 gallon setup but i been thinking about makeing him a bigger tank with live plants so i figured a 10 or even a 15 gallon for him cause of plants.anyways i was wondering which type of plants i can house with him. At the moment in this 5 gallon he has a baby sword plant i kind of just stuck it in there cause the mother one in the 56 gallon i have keeps giving me tons n tons of babies that im just having to throw them away now.he also has a moss ball and some weird plant it was labled "betta plant" it looks like a type of stringy sword plant. basically my question is:

What type of plants can i put in a 10 gallon that my HalfMoon betta will like?
Also if any types of fish i can put in there with him for plants?(like shrimp or cories?)
Is it better just to have betta and no others in there?

yeah my problem was im not sure how he would act to another fish he kind of been living with his snail friend only lol.n then he lays around on his fake plants and mossball all the time.he also loves laying on the big leaves of the amazon sword baby thats in there so i was looking for plants with big leaves that can go in a 10 gallon ._.

Rather than getting plants that grow straight up, get a kind that has good sized leaves and leans to the side a little. You can still have regular plants for the other fish but it helps to get the betta a plant it will appreciate.

no to get soft i have to make it myself otherwise its pretty hard on water cause it comes straight from the well.used google to look at anubias they look like a pretty good choice for my lazy betta to lay all over.

You might think about adding a dwarf lilly or tiger lotus. Bettas love making bubble nests under the lilly pads and it gives them some coverage. They'll also utilize the lower leaves for sitting on.

As for tank mates: I have 8 oto cats in with mine, and they do perfectly fine together. I also have Amano shrimp, Rabbit snails and a Nerite snail. The Betta did give chase in the beginning, when I added the Amano shrimp - they were much smaller then (about .5"). When they reach 1+" you'll be fine and see much more of them.